Chief Finance Officer

Aspen People; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 84,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a Chief Finance Officer in Aberdeen, offering a salary of £83,269. The role encompasses providing financial leadership and advising senior management on strategic financial matters. Candidates must hold a degree and be CCAB qualified, with significant experience in financial management and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Significant post qualification experience required.
• Experience in a large multi-function organization preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial leadership and strategic advice to the Chief Officer.
• Plan and deliver the financial strategy ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.
• Prepare and present financial reports and manage stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Financial planning

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Degree level qualification

CCAB Qualified Accountant

Job description

Chief Finance Officer

£83,269

Aberdeen,with hybrid and flexible working available

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Location:Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen

Duration:Permanent, Full Time

About the Role:

To provide financial leadership, high qualityprofessional advice, strategic forward looking financeoptions and decision support to the Chief Officer andthe Integrated Joint Board (IJB).

To plan, develop and deliver the IJB’s financial strategy,ensuring sound governance and Best Value.Thisincludes the preparation and presentation of all reportsthat meet statutory reporting requirements,safeguarding and accurate recording and reporting ofall financial information.

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

• Degree level qualification in a discipline relevant totherole
• CCAB Qualified Accountant and current membership of a recognisedcharteredprofessional body
• Significant post qualification experience

The post holder is able to demonstrate:

• Financial planning and leadership at a senior level in a large multi-functionorganisation
• Strategic planning and contributing to the development of business strategies
• Managing andpresenting information for reporting, monitoring, analysing andevaluating of finance and financial planning
• Advising, influencing, persuading, commanding confidence and actingassertively in a high-profile environment
• Engaging proactively and openlywith a wide range of stakeholders
• Using financial systems to advance underlying business objectives, includingimproving systems to provide better information for decision making
• The ability to establish, develop and deliver all relevant processes for thedelivery of complete financial management systems and financial planning
• Deploying high level analytical skills and creative problem-solving
• Meeting deadlines while balancing a range of competing priorities
• Communicating clearly with colleagues and stakeholders
• Thinking strategically with willingness and an ability to deal with day-to-dayissues.
• Ability to manage competing risks in the context of the IJB Risk AppetiteStatement

About Aberdeen City HSCP

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see ourEquality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitmentpack.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please [e-mail].

Armed Forces

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families:[e-mail]. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots* aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

*"New Scots" are defined as refugees and asylum seekers who are in Scottish communities and include those who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection, people seeking asylum, those who have been refused asylum, and those whose application has been refused but who remain in Scotland.

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